Conveyors: power-driven – With alarm or indicator
Reexamination Certificate
1999-07-16
2001-02-13
Ellis, Christopher P. (Department: 3651)
Conveyors: power-driven
With alarm or indicator
Reexamination Certificate
active
06186314
ABSTRACT:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to methods and devices for advertising.
More particularly, the present invention relates to visual information such as advertising on endless conveyors.
In a further and more specific aspect, the instant invention concerns panels having visual information forming the load carrying platforms on baggage carousels.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Conveyors for carrying items from one location to another location are well-known in the art. In a specific example, conveyors are placed into an endless essentially circular orientation for dispensing baggage at airports. Recently, panels have been developed for carrying and presenting advertising to passengers waiting for their baggage. Notable among these devices is a sheet containing advertising adhered to the top surface of the conveyor panels. While presenting advertising to waiting passengers, this method is relatively ineffectual as the baggage and items carried by the carousel damage the sheets, obscuring the advertising. A much more effective approach has been adhering sheets containing indicia to the bottom of a transparent panel. In this manner the relatively fragile sheet containing indicia is protected from the baggage and items carried by the carousel. While very effective, this method has a drawback of being relatively expensive.
In both of the foregoing devices, sheets containing the indicia are adhered to the carousel panels. Thus when the sheets and indicia are damaged or when new indicia is desired, the entire panel must be replaced. Replacement of the panels on a baggage carousel is labor-intensive as well as costly.
It would be highly advantageous, therefore, to remedy the foregoing and other deficiencies inherent in the prior art.
Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a new and improved baggage carousel.
Another object of the invention is to provide a conveyor panel with easily replaceable indicia.
And another object of the invention is to provide a new improved method of advertising a conveyor.
Yet another object of the present invention is to provide an advertising device which is highly visible and durable.
And yet another object of the present invention is to provide a new improved method for making and using an advertising device for use on conveyor systems, which is relatively inexpensive, and produces highly visible and durable advertising devices.
Still another object of the present invention is to provide a panel which can be used with conveyors, a plurality of which may be used on each conveyor, in which can be individually replaced are changed to change visual information without replacing the panel.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Briefly, to achieve the desired objects of the instant invention in accordance with a preferred embodiment thereof, provided is a conveyor panel for use on an endless conveyor including a base plate, an indicia plate and an indicia sheet. The base plate includes an upper surface, the upper surface having a recess formed therein and bounded by a slot on at least one side. The indicia plate includes a first sheet overlying a second sheet, with the indicia sheet captured between the first sheet and the second sheet. The indicia plate is removably carried in the recess of the indicia plate, and extends into the slot on at least one side.
Also provided is a method of displaying indicia on an endless conveyor. A plurality of conveyor panels are provided. Each panel includes a base plate and an indicia plate. The plurality of conveyor panels are installed on the endless conveyor. The indicia plate is removed and the first sheet is separated from its overlying engagement with the second sheet. An indicia sheet carrying the desired indicia is placed between the first sheet and the second sheet. The first sheet is replaced in its overlying engagement with the second sheet, and the indicia plate is inserted into the recess so it extends into the slot on at least one side.
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CarroSELL, Inc.
Deuble Mark A.
Ellis Christopher P.
Goltry Michael W.
Parsons Robert A.
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